If a Firm Decided to Maintain Relationships with Several Different

question 50

Multiple Choice

If a firm decided to maintain relationships with several different call center management companies,each of which have adopted different technological solutions to the problem of how to use call center employees to assist customers who are using very complex products,to reduce the uncertainty of whether the people staffing the phone can help the firm's customers,this would be consistent with which explanation of vertical integration?

• A) Opportunism-based
• B) Flexibility-based
• C) Firm capabilities-based
• D) Alliance-based

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